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Southwestern Historical Quarterly

Hellcats ($12, paper), eight tales of adventure, crime, courage, and mys-tery from the early days of the Texas frontier. These historical portraits,presented in laid-back western style, tell the true stories behind an octetof Lone Star legends-some well known, others more obscure. Howmany people, for example, know that two people survived at theAlamo-a woman and her young daughter, or that Gunsmoke's Miss Kittywas based on a real-life lady gambler? This raucous ride through Texashistory is ideal for western history buffs, students of women's history,and, of course, Texans-wherever they may reside. Call Mountain PressPublishing Company ati-8oo/234-53o8 or log on to its web site athttp://www.mountainpresspublish.com/ to order your copy.More than 250 movies have been filmed in San Antonio since the firstmovie studio in Texas opened in the city in 1 910. They range from silentflickers to major Hollywood productions, offbeat independent films, low-budget horror films, and everything in between. Some of the biggestmovie stars in the world have come to town. Some of history's most hon-ored and loved films have been made in San Antonio, including the win-ner of the first Academy Award for Best Picture. In Texas Hollywood:Filmmaking in San Antonio Since rgzo, published by Maverick PublishingCompany, film historian Frank Thompson takes the first comprehensivelook at this unusual heritage and at the perceptive filmmakers who stillfind that San Antonio can be virtually anything they want it to be, fromSpanish outpost to Civil War-era locale to gritty urban center.